Tokyo University of Science
Private university in Japan
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Tokyo University of Science (東京理科大学, Tōkyō Rika Daigaku), formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
MottoAn educational foundation for the development of the nation through the advancement of science
TypePrivate
Established1881
PresidentYoichiro Matsumoto
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| Motto | An educational foundation for the development of the nation through the advancement of science |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1881 |
| President | Yoichiro Matsumoto |
| Students | 19,673[1] |
| Undergraduates | 16,518[1] |
| Postgraduates | 2,910[1] |
Other students | 245[1] |
| Location | , , Japan 35°41′58″N 139°44′29″E |
| Campus | Urban: -Kagurazaka main campus -Katsushika campus -Noda campus -Oshamambe campus |
| Affiliations | JUNBA, MANA, K2K experiment |
| Mascot | Bocchan Madonnachan |
| Website | www |
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  Location in Special wards of Tokyo  Tokyo University of Science (Japan) | |
History
Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo. In 1883, it was renamed the Tokyo College of Science, and in 1949, it attained university status and became the Tokyo University of Science.[2] The leading character appearing in Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume's novel Botchan graduated from Tokyo University of Science.[3]
As of 2016[update], it is the only private university in Japan that has produced a Nobel Prize winner and the only private university in Asia to produce Nobel Prize winners within the natural sciences field.[4]
Academic rankings
Global university rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.[5]
Graduate school rankings
Eduniversal ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.[6]
Alumni rankings
In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.[7]
Campuses
Tokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of Shinjuku. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station.
Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:
- Kagurazaka (Main) Campus: Shinjuku
- Fujimi school building: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Katsushika Campus: Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
- Noda Campus: Noda, Chiba
- Oshamambe Campus: Oshamambe, Hokkaido
Facilities
Libraries
Tokyo University of Science has libraries in four different areas: Kagurazaka, Noda, Katsushika and Oshamambe.
- Kagurazaka Library
- Noda Library
- Katsushika Library
- Oshamambe Library
Museum and other facilities
Other libraries on Tokyo University of Science campuses include:
- Science and Technology Museum
- Athletic Facilities
- Seminar House
- Training Center
- Morito Memorial Hall
Undergraduate and graduate schools
Undergraduate schools
- Faculty of Science Division I (Day division)
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied Mathematics
- Department of Applied Physics (Reorganization)
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Industrial Chemistry
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Information and Computer Technology
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Pharmacy (6-year system)
- Department of Medicinal and Life Sciences (4-year system)
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Department of Information Science
- Department of Applied Biological Science
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Industrial and System Engineering
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Advanced Engineering
- Department of Applied Electronics
- Department of Material Science and Technology
- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Department of Applied Physics
- Department of Medical and Robotic Engineering Design
- School of Management
- Department of Management
- Department of Business Economics
- Department of International Design Management
- Faculty of Science Division II (Night division)
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied Mathematics
- Department of Applied Physics (Reorganization)
- Department of Mathematics and Science Education
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Industrial Chemistry
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Information and Computer Technology
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Pharmacoscience
- Graduate School of Science and Technology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Department of Information Science
- Department of Applied Biological Science
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Industrial and System Engineering
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Global Fire Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Advanced Engineering
- Department of Applied Electronics
- Department of Material Science and Technology
- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Department of Applied Physics
- Department of Medical and Robotic Engineering Design
- Graduate School of Management
- Department of Management
- Department of Management of Technology (MOT)
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences
Special Training Course for Teachers
- Division of Mathematics[8]
Research institutes
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[9] | =175 (2025) |
- University Research Administration Center[10]
- Planning and Management Division
- Research Strategy Formulation Division
- Research & Industry University Cooperation Supporting Division
- Regional Alliance & Commercialization Promotion Division
- Research Institute for Science and Technology[11]
- Research Centers
- Research Divisions
- Division of Pharmaco-creation Frontier
- Division of Integrated Science of Oshamambe town
- Division of Advanced Communication Researches
- International Research Division of Interfacial Thermo-fluid Dynamics
- Division of Nanocarbon Research
- Division of Bio-organometallics
- Division of Thermoelectric for Waste Heat Recovery
- Division of Colloid and Interface Science
- Division of Synergetic Supramolecular Coordination Systems in Multiphase
- Division of Advanced Urbanism and Architecture
- Academic Detailing Database Division
- Division of Medical-Science-Engineering Cooperation
- Division of Mathematical Modeling and its Mathematical Analysis
- Water Frontier Science Research Division
- Fusion of Regenerative Medicine with DDS
- Photovoltaic Science and Technology Research Division
- Advanced EC Device Research Division
- Division of Agri-biotechnology
- Division of Things and Systems
- Atmospheric Science Research Division
- Division of Super Distributed Intelligent Systems
- Brain Interdisciplinary Research Division
- Division of Intelligent System Engineering
- Advanced Agricultural Energy Science and Technology Research Division
- Joint Usage / Research Center
- Research Center for Fire Safety Science
- Photocatalysis International Research Center
- Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences[14]
- Research Institute Division Groups
- Division of Immunobiology
- Division of Molecular Biology
- Division of Biosignaling
- Division of Molecular Pathology
- Division of Development and Aging
- Division of Experimental Animal Immunology
- Division of Clinical Research
- Division of Intramural Cooperation
- Division of Extramural Cooperation
- Research Institute Division Groups
- Research Equipment Center[15]
- Center for Data Science[16]
Academic exchange agreements overseas
As of 2016, Tokyo University of Science had academic exchange agreements with 75 overseas universities and research institutions, including those between departments and departments.[17]
Affiliated schools
The university has two affiliated four-year universities: Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, and Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, in Chino, Nagano.[2]
Principals, presidents, and chairmen
Principals
- Hisashi Terao, 1883-1896[18]
- Kiyoo Nakamura, 1896–1930[19]
- Kyohei Nakamura, 1930–1934[19]
- Masatoshi Ōkōchi, 1934–1945[20]
- Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1945–1949[20]
- Kotaro Honda, 1949–1951[20]
- Concurrently appointed president of Tokyo University of Science.
Presidents
- Kotaro Honda, 1949–1953[18]
- Masaichi Majima, 1955-1966[18]
- Seishi Kikuchi, 1966-1970[18]
- Masao Kotani, 1970-1982[18]
- Masao Yoshiki, 1982-1990[18]
- Tetsuji Nishikawa, 1990-2001[18]
- Hiroyuki Okamura, 2002-2005[18]
- Shin Takeuchi, 2006-2009[18]
- Akira Fujishima, 2010-2018, discoverer of photocatalyst[21]
- Yoichiro Matsumoto, 2018- [18]
Chairmen
Notable faculty
- Makoto Asashima, Vice President, discoverer of activin[23]
- Michael A. Cusumano, business administration, vice president, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor[24][25]
- Chiaki Mukai, JAXA astronaut, Vice President[26]
- Teruaki Mukaiyama, chemist, former professor, discoverer of Mukaiyama aldol addition[27]
- Kensō Soai, chemist, professor, discoverer of Soai reaction[28]
- Jaw-Shen Tsai, physicist, professor[29]
- Noriaki Kano, professor emeritus[30]
- Kazunori Kataoka, former professor, Humboldt Prize winner[31]
- Norio Taniguchi, former professor, Proponent of Nanotechnology[32]
Notable alumni
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Nobel prize laureates
- Satoshi Ōmura, biochemist, 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner[33][34]
Government
- Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister, (Attended University 1896 but dropped out)[35]
Business
- Kazuo Motoyama, President of Asahi Soft Drinks, 2013-2015, Chairman of TUS 2015-[36][37]
- Philip M. Condit, CEO of Boeing, 1996-2003[38]
- Toshihiro Suzuki, CEO of Suzuki, 2016-[39]
- Seiichi Sudo, Vice President of Toyota, 2013-2016[40]
- Tatsuya Tanaka, President of Fujitsu, 2015-[41]
- Shigeki Tanaka, President of Clariant Japan, 2016-[42]
- Masahiro Inoue, CEO of Yahoo! Japan, 1996-2012[43]
- Shigeru Nakane, CEO of SAP Japan, 1993-1999[44]
- Shiinoki Shigeru, Vice President of Oracle Japan, 2013-2016[45]
- Zenji Miura, CEO of Ricoh, 2013-[46]
- Fumikathu Tokiwa, Kao Corporation Chairman. 1997-2000[47]
- Shuhei Nakamoto, Honda Racing Corporation Vice President, Repsol Honda representative[48]
- Takanobu Satō, President of Shinchosha. 1996-[49]
Academia
- Jin Akiyama, mathematician, professor[50]
- Isamu Shiina, professor, discoverer of 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride, Shiina macrolactonization and Shiina esterification[51]
- Yasuhiko Kojima, virologist, discoverer of Interferon[52]
- Tetsuo Asakura, professor, developer of artificial blood vessels using silk[53][54]
- Tashpolat Tiyip, president of Xinjiang University[citation needed]
Architecture
- Kazuo Shinohara, architect, Venice Biennale awarded a special commemorative Golden Lion[55]
- Hideto Horiike, architect, Visiting Professor of the University of California, Los Angeles, Visiting Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[56]
Media
- Tsuyoshi Muro, actor, (attended university but dropped out)[57]
Others
- Masayoshi Soken, sound editor[58]
- Hirokazu Yasuhara, video game designer[59]
- Shigeru Nakanishi, artist[60]
- Ryu Ota (1930–2009), politician[61]
- Fushigi Yamada (born 1959), voice actress[62]
- Hiroshi Sakurazaka, author[63]
- Akihiro Murayama, mixed martial artist[64]
